For the Warriors, today's game with the Cavaliers, in addition to ending a losing streak to impact the first place in the West, also ushered in the return of important player Klay Thompson, which is crucial for the long-term development of the team, because they have not played with Clay for more than 900 days, at least from today's performance, he is still the top scorer in the league, don't look at only 17 points of income, that is in the case of only 19 minutes and 55 seconds of playing time, considering that it is the first game of return. Kerr strictly controlled his playing time, and after the game Cole also praised Clay.
For why I like Clay so much, Kerr gave the word "real", I think this is also an interpretation of Klay Thompson's playing style, there is no excessive fancy action, that is, the basic mid-range jump shot and three-pointer, the defensive end is also doing his best, in today's game with the Cavaliers, Clay did not take on too many tasks on the defensive end, mainly to find the rhythm of the game, cultivate and teammates' tacit understanding, in the case of seeing the good brothers in such a good state, the number one scorer Curry, after the game also made a heartwarming move.
When the final whistle sounded, Curry ran to the referee for the first time and signaled to the referee that he would get the ball for the game and give it to Clay, which was a very precious commemorative gift, because Clay had not returned to play for a long time. In today's star-studded NBA, we can see that the state of the players who play after recovering from a major injury is two extremes, the positive example is Durant, the negative textbook is Cousins, and Klay has proved to everyone that he is recovering well, of course, in addition to the performance of Klay and Curry, the performance of another player in the Warriors is also worth mentioning.
He is Rooney who grabbed the most rebounds in this game today, and he is today's unexpected surprise. As a player who is about to turn 26, in the past few seasons, Rooney has played as a substitute most of the time, and this game against the Cavaliers is a big success, with 18 rebounds and 4 steals, which can be said to be very good on the defensive end.
The average person's impression of him is that the blue-collar center, during the Warriors Dynasty, Rooney is indeed a blue-collar center, that's because the Warriors are big five during the final showdown, and now in the case of Klay's limited playing time, Kerr not only gave Poole enough performance opportunities, but also gave Rooney a lot of playing time, in the past 6 games, Rooney's playing time is more than 20 minutes. Six years ago, Rooney averaged only 4.1 minutes per game, and it can be said that Rooney won the trust of the manager with his performance.
Win the Cavaliers, the Warriors also successfully overtook the Suns to the first position in the West, the next game with the Grizzlies is a focus, today's Grizzlies have won the Lakers, currently have 9 consecutive wins, the core Morant is in hot form, the bigger point of interest is the Warriors' backcourt double gun and Morant pairing. This season's Morant scoring, rebounding and assist data are all career highs, in the all-Star Western Conference starter competition, he and Klay Thompson will definitely go head-to-head, after all, as a hot new star in the NBA league, President Xiao Hua will definitely praise him, the day after tomorrow and the Warriors game, can Morant be able to fight one against two? Let's wait and see.